Los Angeles weather by month
2006-2025, 20 years of records · Not a forecast
Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate: dry summers and rain in winter. The rainy season runs from November to April, and midsummer is almost rainless. In late spring and early summer a low cloud deck often sits over the coast, so plan beach time for the afternoon. From late autumn to early spring dry Santa Ana winds blow and fire danger rises. The ocean stays cool even in midsummer. It is a hard city to get around without a car, so travel time matters as much as the weather. On rainy days the freeways clog, so keep your schedule loose.
Weighing daytime warmth against rain days, April, May and November came out as the easiest months. June to August was the quiet stretch with 0 rain days, against 5 in December to February.
Each month in a line
| January | cool and fresh, only a little rain | 20° / 10° |
|---|---|---|
| February | cool, little rain | 20° / 10° |
| March | cool and fresh, little rain | 21° / 11° |
| AprilGood | warm, little rain | 23° / 12° |
| MayGood | comfortably warm, almost no rain | 24° / 14° |
| June | warm, hardly any rain | 27° / 16° |
| July | properly hot, hardly any rain | 30° / 18° |
| August | hot, hardly any rain | 31° / 18° |
| September | properly hot, almost no rain | 30° / 18° |
| October | properly hot | 27° / 15° |
| NovemberGood | warm | 23° / 12° |
| December | cool and fresh, occasional rain | 19° / 10° |
The 12 months in numbers
The thermometer stayed in a narrow band, from 19°C in December to 31°C in August.
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Rainfall | Humidity | Clear days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 10° | 5 days | 55mm | 59% | 12 days | 15° |
| February | 20° | 10° | 5 days | 54mm | 60% | 12 days | 15° |
| March | 21° | 11° | 4 days | 40mm | 63% | 11 days | 15° |
| April | 23° | 12° | 2 days | 13mm | 60% | 12 days | 15° |
| May | 24° | 14° | 1 day | 5mm | 64% | 13 days | 17° |
| June | 27° | 16° | 0 days | 1mm | 64% | 17 days | 18° |
| July | 30° | 18° | 0 days | 1mm | 62% | 21 days | 20° |
| August | 31° | 18° | 0 days | 0mm | 60% | 23 days | 21° |
| September | 30° | 18° | 1 day | 4mm | 60% | 21 days | 20° |
| October | 27° | 15° | 1 day | 9mm | 57% | 19 days | 19° |
| November | 23° | 12° | 3 days | 26mm | 54% | 15 days | 17° |
| December | 19° | 10° | 5 days | 68mm | 60% | 12 days | 16° |
Enter your dates to see how that stretch went in each of the past 20 years.
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Los Angeles?
Weighing daytime warmth against rain days, April, May and November came out as the easiest months. June to August was the quiet stretch with 0 rain days, against 5 in December to February.
Which month is driest in Los Angeles?
August. Over 2006-2025 it averaged 0 rain days and 0 mm of rain.
Which month is warmest in Los Angeles?
August, with highs averaging 31°C and lows 18°C. The thermometer stayed in a narrow band, from 19°C in December to 31°C in August.